What is the design process?
The design process has 5 steps. According to the d.school at Stanford University, the steps are: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test. At the school where I teach, we have revised this to 6 steps: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Feedback, Reflection. (Henry Ford Learning Institute - HFLI)
In each of these steps, students participate in a variety of tasks that help them to collaborate, think critically, and strengthen their creative confidence. These skills are so important in the work world. Our government has increased the stakes for education so much, that educators just don't have time to focus on the soft skills that used to be part of the curriculum. Educators are working diligently to ensure that kids can meet an invented standard instead of ensuring they have the skills to successfully make it in society today.
The design process is cross-pollinated from the business world, and is a problem based learning strategy that can be used to help students improve their skills in critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity. I'm thinking someday everyone is going to want to use it...because this is the only way to teach those soft skills and ALL of those content standards together!!!
In each of these steps, students participate in a variety of tasks that help them to collaborate, think critically, and strengthen their creative confidence. These skills are so important in the work world. Our government has increased the stakes for education so much, that educators just don't have time to focus on the soft skills that used to be part of the curriculum. Educators are working diligently to ensure that kids can meet an invented standard instead of ensuring they have the skills to successfully make it in society today.
The design process is cross-pollinated from the business world, and is a problem based learning strategy that can be used to help students improve their skills in critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity. I'm thinking someday everyone is going to want to use it...because this is the only way to teach those soft skills and ALL of those content standards together!!!
